P2C Community Webinar – April 2025

16 April 2025, 16:00 – 17:00 CEST
Online


Full speed ahead: United to reach USD 100 billion in commitments

In just three years, the Partner2Connect (P2C) platform has mobilized over USD 73 billion through more than 1,000 pledges, putting us well on track to reach our USD 100 billion target by 2026. This webinar highlighted key achievements, welcomed new pledges, and shared progress from the growing community of digital inclusion champions.

This edition featured the In Focus segment on the upcoming AI for Good Global Summit, reflecting the increasing relevance of emerging technologies in accelerating meaningful connectivity. We also provided key updates from the 2025 calendar.

In addition, representatives from Guatemala delivered a special address inviting the community to the in-person P2C Matchmaking Accelerator in Guatemala on 14 May 2025, where we aim to launch an infrastructure modelling project. We also showcased new platform features to support implementation and partnership-building across regions.

The recording of the session is available for a limited time — watch it here (Passcode: 4%$NAE$t)

Agenda

The webinar was conducted in English

  • Alex Wong, Senior Advisor, Executive Office, ITU

  • Antonio Human, P2C Project Manager, ITU

  • Afke Schaart, SVP Institutional and International Affairs, Eutelsat
  • Barbee Ponder, General Counsel & Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Globalstar
  • Oleksandr Komarov, CEO, Kyivstar
  • Simran Saxena, Lead Network Engineer, Beamlink

  • Frederic Werner, Chief, Strategy and Operations, AI for Good, ITU

  • Pau Puig Gabarró, Senior Specialist, Telecommunications, IDB
  • Ned Rava, Head of Programmes, Joint SDG Fund